[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #3682: is_home() returns FALSE when using a static page as your front page

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#3682: is_home() returns FALSE when using a static page as your front page
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 Reporter:  johnbillion               |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect                    |       Status:  reopened 
 Priority:  high                      |    Milestone:  2.3      
Component:  Template                  |      Version:  2.1      
 Severity:  normal                    |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  dev-feedback 2nd-opinion  |  
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Comment (by Otto42):

 I disagree with Andy and other people here: I think is_home() should be
 the blog, wherever it is.

 So, in order to achieve consensus, I suggest the following:
  * Leave is_home() as it is now, to avoid breaking everything.
  * Deprecate is_home() for the next several versions.
  * Create is_frontpage() and is_blogpage(). Uses of these should be
 obvious.

 The reasoning behind my suggestion is simple: "is_home" is semantically
 uncertain anyway, as this very discussion shows. It's not obvious what it
 should be pointing to. The fact that you can flip-flop on it and see it
 both ways proves this. So let's leave it as it is but deprecate it, and
 introduce replacements which are a lot more obvious.

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